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Even Matt Berry couldn't save Year of the Rabbit from itself. A spoof Victorian London drama comedy of the sort seen only about a million times since the dawn of television, it wanted to be Ripper Street with giggles. It ended up being The Two Ronnies' "phantom raspberry blower of old London town" with, astonishingly, fewer laughs. And much much filth. The gags, it seems in hindsight, were all about disability, prostitutes and mud, and all done with a certain frenetic foul-mouthiness substituting for actual humour. I may have misread the opening episode, and it will doubtless be to the taste of some souls. But if this is the start of Channel 4's vaunted "summer of comedy", bring on ye autumnal mists.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 16th June 2019Year Of The Rabbit review
Berry's cockney accent is a bit dodgy and he forgets to do it half the time which just seems strange, there's a couple of scenes which are pointless, like the bit where Rabbit gets beaten up in a pub, and the dialogue needs to be sharper in general.
Alex Finch, Comedy To Watch, 11th June 2019Review: Channel 4's Year of the Rabbit is silly & smart
Essentially The Sweeney in Victorian times (in fact the show's original working title was Ye Sweeney), Year of the Rabbit proves to be a winning mix of smart but silly gags with a first-rate cast.
Sophie Davies, The Custard TV, 11th June 2019Sweary, mutton-chopped Victorian detective Eli Rabbit proves to be an ideal role for Matt Berry in this roistering police spoof. Alun Armstrong plays Rabbit's bewhiskered boss and Paul Kaye his nemesis as laughs meet Whitechapel-flavoured murder mystery. Heart-stoppingly funny.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 10th June 2019Year Of The Rabbit review
Brash, sweary and massively over the top, Year Of The Rabbit plays to all of Matt Berry's strengths as a larger-than-life performer.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 10th June 2019Year of the Rabbit, Channel 4 review
A hare-brained comedy that raises eyebrows - even if you only have one.
Susannah Butter, Evening Standard, 10th June 2019Year of the Rabbit review
Matt Berry in superb form as drunken and incompetent copper .
Sean O'Grady, The Independent, 10th June 2019TV review: Year of the Rabbit
This Victorian comedy caper is lively, bawdy fun.
Sarah Carson, i Newspaper, 10th June 2019Year of the Rabbit review
Silly and gleefully sweary ... but where were the gags?
Tim Dowling, The Guardian, 10th June 2019Year Of The Rabbit is stupid, filthy and brilliant
It was gloriously stupid, tightly written, superbly acted and absolutely filthy.
Ian Hyland, The Mirror, 10th June 2019